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Bad Cops and a Bad Bank Teller
rickey: I agree. I thought about that very thing. You have a bank employee try to tackle the guy, and let's say the gun goes off and kills a person. Then what? Or, what if the bank was being "robbed" by a person that was just playing a trick on his girlfriend, who worked there (believe me, boyfriends have done some stupid things in the name of "comedy"). And another guy tackles him, and the guy hits his head and dies. All because he was trying to make his girlfriend laugh. I just don't think it should lead to a termination. sfmc: I couldn't have said that better myself. You are exactly right. Aside from the few cops that are friends of mine, I've had about the same amount of interactions with cops you have (minus the ride-along). And all those times, went well. Very professional cops. Although, most of them seemed snotty and not very nice. I had no problem with that. But, I did have one that lied in court. He said that when he pulled me over, I initially didn't pull over and just sped up. That was a lie. And he said that I asked him about how he got my speed, because if it was with a radar gun, I'd fight that and win (I've never used the word "radar gun" with anyone in my life, I've never used the word "fight" with a cop). He then told the judge that I said "I'll be seein' your ass in court!" It was purjury on his part. But the reason I resort to the word "idiot" for people not trusting the police, is exactly you and I. We've each had one bad experience, with about 15 to 20 "good" ones (where the cop did nothing wrong). In any profession, there will be good employees, bad employees, and average employees. Cops are no different. And for people that are either paranoid, or they just simply think cops are all criminals with a badge that just want to take your drugs and money, sleep with prostitutes, and whatever else they think...I have no choice but to think that mindset is one of an idiot. A harsh word, but I can't come up with any other word that best describes that type of person.— August 4, 2009 9:04 a.m.
Another John Bobbitt?
PENIS ATTACK UPDATE: The women have struck again! A man was sleeping with four different women. When they found out, one of them put crazy glue on his junk. I don't know more of the details. Although, it is funny to think...if this Cassanova had a 5th woman, they'll be singing the Elvis tune "Stuck on You".— August 4, 2009 2:20 a.m.
Helping the Homeless
sfmc: damn it...I knew the dog comment would come back to bite me in the a$$! So to speak. But, seriously...we have this thing. The person that's driving, if the other person has the dog on their lap, it's just more of a hassle to set the dog down, and then he starts spazzing, and wanting to come outside and run around. He's good in the car, sitting on your lap or just chillin' out. But when you take him off your lap, he thinks you're going to leave him, and all hell breaks loose! And, it's not a matter of being afraid of homeless dudes. It's really not. It's just a matter of, during daylight...a woman approaching with food is a much more, I dunno...nurturing site. They don't have a pride thing, where they are looking another guy in the eye, or whatever other BS might be going on in their head. Your story about Berkley reminded me of the time I saw Spiderman 2 in Vegas. I bought one of those huge popcorns, simply because they said "free refills." It never occured to me, that me and the woman with me, wouldn't be able to finish even one of those. Yet, as we left, I got it refilled anyway. As we went to a 7-11, I was going to throw it away. I saw a homeless person sitting there, and asked them if they wanted it. And they were stoked. rickey...don't get me wrong. I hate the homeless. I've had horrible experiences. From one outside of the Corvette Diner throwing a bottle at me for not giving him any change (I always smile politely and say "sorry" when they ask for money, or something like "I don't have any, sorry about that." I never just ignore them, as I feel that's rude. I know, weird logic, but if someone addresses me, I can't ignore them, even if they are being rude to ask for money). As I said...some of them are druggies. But many of them have mental problems. In high school, I dated a woman who had a mom that was a nurse. For a brief time, she worked at some mental hospital. She said when some insurances ran out, and various other things, the crazy people were just let out onto the streets. It's one of the reasons, I felt like the CityBeat feature, although it was interesting to read their interviews with the homeless, they were still a piece of liberal BS crap that hardly told the whole story. An example would be the movie Robert Downey Jr. recently made with Jamie Foxx. They actually had to make up a lot of stuff, otherwise, we wouldn't really like the Foxx/homeless character or even care that that nut job was on the street.— August 4, 2009 2:17 a.m.
One Badfinger Standing
Garden, I couldn't agree more with ya. In regards to the research part. I'm too lazy, too. I don't know when the singer died. It was years later, but I think the 70s. You're right about the Yardbirds and Page. Terry Reid turned down the position, and recommended Robert Plant. Plant then brought Bonham, as they had played together in a band (I believe they were called "Band of Joy," but not positive). All the guys had worked with John Paul Jones before, as he was a well respected studio musician (as was Page, who had played on many hits, from Donovan to the Kinks...even was rumored to have done the riff for "You Really Got Me," which Dave Davies denies). When Page was going to tour with the Yardbirds, after that singer left, they were going to call it The New Yardbirds. And if I remember reading the story right, even when Plant, Bonzo and Jonesy all joined, the band name was still going to be The New Yardbirds. The Who were involved in the name being Zep, as Keith Moon, I believe, said the band was going to go over like a "led zeppelin." I guess the name change worked for 'em.— August 3, 2009 11:23 p.m.
Helping the Homeless
rickey...you are 0 for 2 today. First, with storyteller and her "claim" to the insurance company, and now with this. I would TOTALLY agree with you, regarding giving money to the homeless. But not food that is going to be thrown away! How does this "encourage" the homeless? They will decide not to work or not to get homes, because food is just "handed out to them" by a couple in a Toyota? People on the streets either have mental problems, or they are druggies. They aren't people "choosing" to live a life of leisure and not work.— August 3, 2009 4:09 p.m.
Get a Leg Up
Storyteller...as much as I usually agree with rickeysays on subjects, I have to agree with you on this one. What is your deal, rickey? How in the f--- do you know if her claim is BS or not? I agree with you, that if someone makes a "bogus" claim, that makes rates go up for everyone. But from what little she's said about the story, we know nothing about whether the story is BS or not. I think she's just saying she's adding on a bit more, for the time it's going to take to collect. Which is exactly what I said in a previous post of some kind. You can take someone to small claims court, and you don't just ask for the money back (I believe, rickey, it was your $5 at a laundry place). You ask for a few hundred more.— August 3, 2009 3:58 p.m.
Get a Leg Up
Yes, the story is true. Pulling My Leg -- That would've been a better title. Nice. Can you imagine a man with one arm, seeing this leg wash up on the beach? He'd look up to the sky and yell "Why, God?! Why are you doing this to me!!??"— August 3, 2009 10:15 a.m.
Driving Drunk Is Not Easy
For someone that's read so many books, it amazes me how stupid you are. Thinking cops just running around shooting and beating people up. Maybe instead of sitting home reading books, you should be out experiencing real life events. I know, I know. You speak French. You know about Beckett. We're all impressed. And you probably know all about how bus drivers treat minorities so much worse than everyone else and blah blah blah. You should write a book about all your idiotic takes on the world.— August 3, 2009 1:04 a.m.
911 -- What's Your Emergency?
Well russl, I came to that conclusion when I saw those freeway signs. And it makes sense as to why. You can't call a regular police line, be on hold, and the drunk driver in that time could already have killed someone (or themself). But dialing 911 because parazzi are sitting outside your house waiting to take photos. That woman has to realize, every star in Hollywood would be calling 911 at every movie premiere! Or any time they go to Spaggo.— August 3, 2009 12:59 a.m.
Get a Leg Up
Actually, I agree with you. It's just that insurance companies don't want to pay for anything! But yeah...if you have a limb like that that's expensive, they probably have a list of things you can't do. Or, some generic thing that states anything you do that could cause it to disappear (skiing accident, etc), they are responsible. Now, if you had a glass eye...just imagine all the places you could leave that. And, you'd have an excuse as to not finding it. You only had one eye left to look for it!— August 3, 2009 12:56 a.m.